new nurse moving from a nursing position after 6 months?

BSNmwsu · Jan 3, 2011

I reckon it comes down to doing what's best for you and your situation. When You graduate, you won't be an RN yet anyhow (as I've learned), you've gotta take the NCLEX, which you could do pretty soon after graduating since it'll be May. When you pass, you can apply for RN jobs...may take some time to get hired...then you have the week long orientation, plus the 10-16 weeks of orientation on the floor, then you’re on your own. So you went through all that, not you're packing your bags to move, and you'll have to find a job, orient, and get accustomed to a new hospital all over again. You've gotta look at the pros and cons of the situation. You could take a low paying job as an aide or do something else in between time, but it's up to you. Pray about it.

PassionateRN2011 · Jan 4, 2011

thank you so much for your input. very valid points you brought up. I am definately praying on this. Thanks

BettyBoop01 · Jan 4, 2011

I wouldnt leave until you secure a new job. The market in Massachusetts for new grads is grim. Try the Massachusetts board.

popgoesweasy · Jan 4, 2011

I live in Rhode Island and have been applying in Mass with no luck as a new grad....however, IMO I think if you can get hired directly out of school as a GN the 6 month experience will help you in this area.

PassionateRN2011 · Jan 4, 2011

Thank you everyone. What do you mean by try the mass board?

popgoesweasy · Jan 5, 2011

I think they mean go to the regions tab at the top and search massachusetts and it has it's own board where local nurses can start threads etc.

morningland · Feb 5, 2011

I think it will be a bad move...

For one thing, if you have a job secured you really should work for at least a year... that way you will have the experience you need to have a much easier time getting a nursing job somewhere else.

Secondly, the next employer may look down on the fact that you left after only six months but I might be wrong about this.

Basically, if you have a job secured you should stick it out for a whole year and then you will be set in your nursing career and you can continue on with what you want to do. I think that would be the wisest thing to do

gobananas15 · Feb 7, 2011

I would recommend that you spend your time trying to find a job in the city where you plan to move as it seems the new grad job market is very competitive and over saturated (at least that's how it is in Dallas/Ft Worth Tx). For one thing it is very expensive to train a new nurse so leaving an internship or new position after a short period of time is not very fair to that hospital and it may not reflect well on you either. Also, where ever you go next I don't think it would look good only staying for 6 months either. Another thing to consider is some internships make you sign a contract to work for a certain period of time and leaving early sometimes they make you pay (just something to look into, thats what I was told about one internship that I interviewed for).

Of course I don't know your situation and I know that not working for 6 months is simply not an option for some people, including myself! But I do think it would be a better for you to use your time and resources to find a permanent job wherever you are going to move to because that can sometimes be a long process for new grads! Good luck with everything and I hope you find something that works with your situation!